Gradworx Guppy Tank (Guppy Tank Entrepreneur Incubator)

Gradworx Guppy Tank Entrepreneurial Incubator: We love promoting entrepreneurship and Gradworx turn “light bulb” ideas into viable
business opportunities. Behind every successful entrepreneur’s dream is hard work, coaching, information, training, opportunities,
vigorous debate, and a set of entrepreneurial skills and attitudes.
Entrepreneurship is a major source of economic growth, wealth generation and job creation. The Harvard Business School list 10
Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs (7 July 2020) specifically: Curiosity, Structured experimentation, Adaptability,
Decisiveness, Team building, Risk tolerance, Comfortable with failure, Persistence, Innovation and Long-term focus.
Gradworx empowers and support entrepreneurs in two ways:
• Gradworx entrepreneur’s academy and entrepreneurial incubator
• The Gradworx “Guppy Tank” prize and fund-raising opportunity.
You have probably heard of or watched the “Shark Tank” investment and entrepreneurial show?
Gradworx has its own -entrepreneur friendly version of the “Shark Tank-called the “Guppy Tank”.
Gradworx invites two groups of young entrepreneurs to apply for its free entrepreneurial incubator programme:
• Entrepreneurs in Grade 8 to 12 (Apply here)
• Enrolled and registered students at any university or college In South Africa (Apply here)
Our Gradworx entrepreneurial Incubator do the following: it interacts with entrepreneurs and startups; provide physical space; and
offer education programs, mentorship, funding opportunities and networks.
Registration and application are 100 % free and includes the following:
• A free psychometric assessment of entrepreneurial skills (Measure of Entrepreneurial Talents and Abilities – Disruptive Talent
• Free training on a QCTO short course: New Venture Creation with a QCTO and Gradworx certification
Annually, at the end of the year Gradworx presents an exciting Shark Tank-like challenge for all our learners in the induction program,
and at the end of the year we host an event, with well-known entrepreneurs and investors as evaluators.
The winners will receive a cash prize and a trophy and the chance of an entrepreneur investing in their idea or product.
Benefits for Potential entrepreneurs:
• a formal QCTO accredited short course in New Venture Creation
• Potential access to later venture funding
• Lower personal and financial risk
• Ready-to-use infrastructure such as office space, IT tools, and administrative business support services
• Mentorship and training, which can include individual coaching, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Assistance with business management, technology, and legal services
• The opportunity to build relationships with potential investors, suppliers, and industry experts